Adena Mound Builders May 1st Solar Alignment
May 1st, 200 B.C. In the predawn darkness, hundreds gather at one of the Adena giant’s northern outposts along the St. Joseph River in present northern Indiana. Drums beat as the priests enter the interior platform of the henge and stokes the fires to aid the sun’s ascent. The hundreds that have assembled stand with hands outstretched anticipating the sunrise and alignment that marks the day when crops are to be sown. Today, they will use the sun’s power to drive out evil spirits, bring fertility to the crops and prosperity to all the people.
Plowed for over a hundred years, the henge along the St. Joseph River is still evident. In the lower center of the photo is the gateway flanked by the interior ditches. The outer wall has been leveled by farming.
